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Barbara Knoflach, CEO of SEB Asset Management, on the rise of cross-border real estate investment
Ventas' Debra Cafaro on why the Health Care asset class is well positioned in today's economy
Jeffrey DeBoer on the intersection of Washington and commercial real estate
Navigating the Winds of Change in Commercial Real Estate
California Commercial Building Owners Must Disclose Energy Usage of the Building During Sale, Lease or Financing after July 1, 2013
Action Required by California Commercial Landlords: New California Law Goes Into Effect July 1, 2013, Requiring Accessibility Disclosures in Commercial Leases
Transbay Tower Groundbreaking
Bisnow/Allen Matkins - LA Property Management - Patrick Lacey, Property Management Associates
Bisnow/Allen Matkins - LA Property Management - Kevin Kirn, Health Care REIT, Inc.
Bisnow/Allen Matkins - LA Property Management - John Fucci, Kilroy Realty
Bisnow/Allen Matkins - LA Property Management - Charlie Hobey, Equity Office
Bisnow/Allen Matkins - LA Property Management - Brian Plymell, Hines
Which environmental regs may impact your development projects?
California Commercial Real Estate Forecast - Industrial & Multifamily Remain the Bright Spot in the Winter 2013 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Survey Results
California Commercial Real Estate Forecast - Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Winter 2013 Survey Reveals Dip in Developer Sentiment
California Commercial Real Estate Forecast - Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Survey Results Reveal Tension Between Developer Sentiment & Action
Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team
Taking it Seriously: Unusual Lease Violations in Virginia
Understand both sides' interests to get best results for your clients
"Bisnow/Allen Matkins LA Industrial and State of the Ports - " Mark Payne

High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 2 -- May 2013

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/18/2013

President’s fiscal year 2014 budget contains numerous tax provisions - President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for the government’s fiscal year 2014 on April 10, 2013, and, not surprisingly, the budget...more

Extinguishment of Commercial Leases by Liquidators Appointed to Landlord Companies - Signalling a potential change in the law for...

by Ryan Hennessey, Peter Lucarelli | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/15/2013

Commercial tenancies may be extinguished by a liquidator appointed to a landlord company by exercising the statutory right under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to disclaim certain property....more

Condominium And Homeowners Bills Enacted By The 2013 Florida Legislature

by Martin Schwartz | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 5/14/2013

HB 73- Omnibus Legislation - This bill containing 74 pages is a "stripped down" version of a bill which passed the House last year but failed to obtain Senate approval. It contains a potpourri of changes to the...more

Spotlight on Georgia: Certain Interesting Tax Developments

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/13/2013

As in past years, there have been numerous interesting tax-related developments over the last 12 months in the state of Georgia. Just a few of these recent developments are summarized below...more

Navigating Commercial Lease Assignment Provisions: Tenants Beware

by Frank Cerza, Cristina Meng | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 4/23/2013

Landlords use lease assignment provisions to maintain control over the quality, composition, and financial capability of their tenants. However, assignment provisions can have a chilling effect on a corporate tenant’s...more

Top Ten Tax Mistakes For Restaurant Owners

by David Gair | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 4/19/2013

If you are thinking about getting into the restaurant business there are a multitude of issues that you need to consider. One of the most important is taxes. By this I mean, doing the appropriate advanced planning and also...more

Company Owners Personally Liable for $3.1 Million Withdrawal Liability Assessment — Owners’ Lease of Commercial Property to...

by Jonathan Boyles, Paul Compernolle, David Diaz | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/17/2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that owners can be personally liable for multiemployer withdrawal liability where the owner leases property to its own closely held corporation. The decision highlights...more

J-REIT Reform – Finance and Insider Trading Regulations

by Shusaku Iwasaki, Mitsutoshi Uchida | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/2/2013

On December 7, 2012, the working group of the finance committee of the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the “Working Group”) issued its final report (the “Final Report”) with respect to the reform of the legal regime of...more

Personal Use Of Corporate Property In A USRPI Holding Company Structure

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 4/1/2013

To insulate the ultimate individual owners from U.S. estate taxes, nonresident aliens often hold U.S. real property in a U.S. corporation, which corporation is owned by a foreign corporation. The foreign corporation is owned...more

What Are the Fiduciary Duties of a General Partner in a Limited Partnership?

by Law Offices of Tony T. Liu on 3/30/2013

What Are the Fiduciary Duties of a General Partner in a Limited Partnership? If you are a General Partner of the Limited Partnership, you have to know the answer, and you have to know your duties and responsibilities. ...more

The Unintentional Business Partnership & Liability For New Post-Dissolution Obligations

by Pavlack Law, LLC on 3/1/2013

This week we examine the unintentional creation of business partnerships, liability for obligations incurred after dissolution of a partnership, and take a look at partnership by estoppel. This is done through the context of...more

Restaurant Leasing - A Menu of Issues

by Real Estate Counselors, PLLC on 3/1/2013

Restaurant leasing involves a host of issues not found in any other transaction. Landlord lease forms typically control all aspects of a tenant's operations, while tenants often want complete freedom to change their business...more

Corporate Counsel Solutions - The Right Team for the Job

by Real Estate Counselors, PLLC on 3/1/2013

Corporate Counsel can efficiently and cost-effectively delegate their commercial real estate transactions to outside counsel. This article touches on key-points of the corporate leasing process and the dynamics that corporate...more

Renewing the Right Way

by Real Estate Counselors, PLLC on 3/1/2013

Even in seemingly straight forward transactions, there are several key points a tenant or company should consider when renewing or extending its lease, and a few "best practices" it should adopt....more

Catching Up with Winding Down: The Status of California Redevelopment Successor Agencies

by Noa Clark, Robert Herr, Paul Levin | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/18/2013

Successor agencies to California’s dissolved Redevelopment Agencies (“RDAs”) continue to wind down the operations of the former RDAs under the supervision of oversight boards pursuant to Assembly Bill X1 26 (“AB 26”) as...more

Miami: Our Best Climate is the One Serving Your Business

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 2/15/2013

According to recent media reports, Miami has become the “go-to” location for companies seeking a better business, a fact that has been noticed by many major New York observing the trend of migration to Florida. Consider the...more

PA Tax Law News - February 2013

by James Fritz, Timothy J. Horstmann, Megan F. Luck, Sharon R. Paxton, Randy Varner | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/15/2013

In This Issue: PA Governor Proposes Corporate Tax Cuts; Add-Back Legislation Reintroduced; PA Supreme Court Issues Business/Nonbusiness Income Decision; Philadelphia Property Reassessments; Commonwealth Court Addresses...more

Small Tenant Lease Negotiating

by Real Estate Counselors, PLLC on 2/12/2013

Startups, small tenants and non-profits can successfully negotiate several key leasing issues that materially improves the terms of their office space leases. By Peter Pokorny, Real Estate Counselors, PLLC. ...more

Here’s One More Thing You Can Do Legally In Nevada But Not In California

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 2/6/2013

Suppose you are a real estate developer with two buildings and you anticipate that investors in each building will have different investment objectives. If the buildings are placed in a single limited liability company, each...more

MARYLAND TITLE COMPANY CAN BE LIABLE IN NEGLIGENCE FOR TITLE SEARCH ERRORS

by Harry Levy on 1/30/2013

Does a title company owe a tort duty of care to its customer when conducting a title search? And, if such a duty exists and is breached, is a title insurance company vicariously liable for the title company’s negligent title...more

AIM |Tax Alert for Mass Cos. - Personal Property Tax

by Bradley MacDougall on 1/16/2013

Manufacturers and other companies entitled to local property-tax benefits must now file online with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) to claim those benefits. Corporations seeking to maintain favored...more

Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team [Video]

by LEVICK on 1/15/2013

In this LEVICK Daily interview, LEVICK’s new Strategic Policy Advisor, Steve Bartlett, discusses how companies can best navigate the complex relationships between the public and private sectors. As a former Congressman, Mayor...more

Using the Reg. S Exemption for Foreign Investors

by The California Securities Attorneys on 1/9/2013

Using Reg. S is useful when the issuer does not want to be limited by the restrictions of Rule 506. With a Rule 506 offering all investors must be either accredited or sophisticated, and there is a limit of 35 non-accredited...more

New Reliability Compliance Opportunities in 2013

by Daniel Frank, Alison Graab, Meghan R. Gruebner, Alexandra Konieczny, Jennifer Kubicek | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/2/2013

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) closed out 2012 with several orders affecting reliability compliance. FERC adopted a revised definition of the “bulk electric system,” authorized FERC access to e-Tags used to...more

Understand both sides' interests to get best results for your clients [Video]

by Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 1/1/2013

How understanding a client's business in addition to the legal matter does result in the best outcome for him. Jay uses an example of how he got the best deal for a developer client in a commercial real estate deal. ...more

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Commercial Real Estate › Business Organization

High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 2 -- May 2013

Extinguishment of Commercial Leases by Liquidators Appointed to Landlord Companies - Signalling a potential change in the law for...

Condominium And Homeowners Bills Enacted By The 2013 Florida Legislature

Spotlight on Georgia: Certain Interesting Tax Developments

Navigating Commercial Lease Assignment Provisions: Tenants Beware

Top Ten Tax Mistakes For Restaurant Owners

Company Owners Personally Liable for $3.1 Million Withdrawal Liability Assessment — Owners’ Lease of Commercial Property to...

J-REIT Reform – Finance and Insider Trading Regulations

Personal Use Of Corporate Property In A USRPI Holding Company Structure

What Are the Fiduciary Duties of a General Partner in a Limited Partnership?

The Unintentional Business Partnership & Liability For New Post-Dissolution Obligations

Restaurant Leasing - A Menu of Issues

Corporate Counsel Solutions - The Right Team for the Job

Renewing the Right Way

Catching Up with Winding Down: The Status of California Redevelopment Successor Agencies

Miami: Our Best Climate is the One Serving Your Business

PA Tax Law News - February 2013

Small Tenant Lease Negotiating

Here’s One More Thing You Can Do Legally In Nevada But Not In California

MARYLAND TITLE COMPANY CAN BE LIABLE IN NEGLIGENCE FOR TITLE SEARCH ERRORS

AIM |Tax Alert for Mass Cos. - Personal Property Tax

Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team [Video]

Using the Reg. S Exemption for Foreign Investors

New Reliability Compliance Opportunities in 2013

Understand both sides' interests to get best results for your clients [Video]

Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team [Video]

Understand both sides' interests to get best results for your clients [Video]

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